Brian Gaddy is a trial lawyer who has devoted his entire career to criminal defense.

Practice Areas

With over 18 years of experience, he has represented individuals and companies in white collar and general criminal matters at the investigative, trial, appellate and post-conviction stages. He has broad experience with administrative, regulatory or civil proceedings that often accompany a white collar case. Brian also represents individuals and companies in connection with internal investigations and corporate governance matters.

Brian has extensive jury trial experience in state and federal courts. He has briefed and/or argued numerous direct appeals in state and federal appellate courts. He has authored several briefs in cases before the United States Supreme Court. Brian has also served as lead counsel for clients under criminal investigation where the filing of public charges was avoided or the matter was resolved.

Since 2007, Brian has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America for both white collar and general criminal defense. He has been included in the Kansas and Missouri Super Lawyers for over 6 years, and has been recognized by the Kansas City Business Journal as “Best of the Bar.” Brian is past-president of the Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He is a former member and committee chair of the Federal Practice Committee for the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri. He served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law for seven years. He serves as a master instructor for the KCMBA Inn of Court program, which teaches trial skills to new lawyers. Brian frequently lectures on criminal law topics at various continuing legal education seminars. Brian has received the highest rating possible of “AV” by Martindale Hubbell’s lawyer evaluation service.

In addition to his white collar practice, Brian is one of a select few lawyers who is qualified to serve as defense counsel in capital murder prosecutions in federal court. Brian has served as lead counsel in three capital murder cases where the death penalty was successfully avoided in each case.

Lecturer: What if That Criminal Case Happened in Missouri, CLE in the City, AWL Annual Conference, November 2011

Panelist: Ethical Issues Arising in Federal Criminal Defense, Federal Criminal Litigation Judicial and Practitioner Perspectives Seminar, sponsored by US District Court for the Western District of Missouri, November 2011